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Police have arrested two youths in relation to a serious assault of a minor that took place in Invercargill's Queens Park last Friday. Both youths have been charged with aggravated robbery, indecent assault, kidnapping, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. One of the youths has

New Zealand reggae act Son & Water are bringing their first-ever South Island show to Invercargill, playing The Shack on Friday October 23 — Labour Weekend. The Hamilton-based band is led by vocalist Daimond Porima-Ferguson and his father Jamey Ferguson, a founding member of Katchafire who shaped that band's

The Walter Peak fire has grown to an estimated 1,200 hectares, and firefighters are warning it could get bigger. Operations resumed at 7am this morning, with four helicopters running monsoon bucket runs to cool hotspots and dampen the perimeter. A fifth is up as an aerial platform directing the

From small beginnings seventy years ago the Eastern Southland Car Club has much to celebrate when it marks its 70th anniversary with a function at the Croydon Lodge in Gore on Saturday 10 October. The night will bring together some of the earlier members of the club alongside many of

Brendon Leitch charged from 17th to the Pro-Am podium on the streets of Beijing — and did it the hard way. The Southland driver and Harmony Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO co-driver Jiajun Song claimed their second Pro-Am class podium of the GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS season in

Lindsay Herman has never won anything in his life. That changed on Sunday when his name came up at Eastern Suburbs Tavern and he walked away with $5,000. Herman was at his local when the grand prize draw for ILT's Great Pub Cash Giveaway was announced at

A charity auction built around a caddie's stories has delivered $56,500 for Hospice South — and the final tally isn't in yet. The Cruise 4 Care event, held with legendary New Zealand caddie Steve Williams as its drawcard, drew a record 330 people — up from 220

Regional airlines are getting a $5.7 million government lifeline as jet fuel and aviation gas costs bite hard. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones and Associate Transport Minister James Meager announced Monday that the money will come from the Regional Infrastructure Fund as working capital grants — covering day-to-day costs like